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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-26

q consumer of the products of the toll Of wage
earners. He cannot be made to talk or 70 vote
against the capitalistic skinfints And, finally,
he Is quadrrmanous beast. capable in some oc
cupations of working at the same time with all
four of his hands to take the bread from the
mouths Of honest laborers.
It is needless to point out the uselessness Of
monkeys to the politicians and demagogues.
though it is conceivable that in q close precinct
the electorate might be enlarged to the desired
extent by siman personators at the polls, the
facial appearance of good-sized South African
monkey being sufficiently like that of the human
beings usually imported and used for this pur-
pose to deceive even lynx eyed inspector. But
the monkey in politics would be infrequent and
sporadic. In labor he will be multitudinous and
crushinely competitive He must 60
A delegation of Knights of Labor should pro-
coed at once to Kingston. where they should
hang these seven scab monkeys with their own
hemp, put the miserable Parkes under the ban
Of perpetual boycott. and send such letter of
warning to his collusive brother in South Africa
as would cause him to abandon forth with his alb
horrent industry as monkey purveyor.
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Losses by Fire.

JERSEY CITY. N. j.. Feb. 25.-Lorillards tobacco
box factory was burned tonight. Loss, $50, 600.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-The lumber drying house of
Thos. Wice & Go. burned this afternoon. Loss, $24
900; insurance, So. 500.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 25.-Shortly before o'clock
this morning the six-story ironfront warehouse of
Darby & CO., candy manufacturers, was discovered
to be on fire. Within twenty minutes all the walls
had fallen. A fourstory building in the rear, also
hundred persons employed by the firm the larger
port of whom females but the fire fortunately 6e
Cured few minutes before time for them to go to
work. So intense the heat from the fra that all
the heavy plate.glass windows and doors the OPP
posite side of Howard street. In the warehouse cc
supplies were broken The damage to Darby & Co.
building and stock is 81 so 900; insurance $780,
600. The fire is supposed to have originated from a
gas jet in the cellar.
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Defeating Justice.

To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal:
1t has always been the policy in the conduct
of the criminal practice the part of the de-
renee of events and change of matters trans
airing in these times have tendency to put out
rof sight and mind things that few weeks
before awakened the indignation of whole COM
munities. No class understand these things
better, or are quicker to take advantage of them
by the policy mentioned, than those sympa-
thizing with and defending criminals. Only a
few weeks ago, in this community, even party
lines were broken in common indignation at the
infamous frauds committed in our last election
returns Republican and Democratic money
alke-at least a few honest Democrats contrib
uted their money to punish the election thieves
in this city. But the elapse of few weeks
and the delay in prosecuting the criminals
whatever the cause, has both blunted the public
sensibility to the crime, and diverted thought
till many are saying nothing will come of the
matter
Out of this condition Of things come utter
loss of confidence in the Judiciary, and so re-
peated defeats of justice embolden crime on
the one hand and drive to frenzy on the other
till mobs arise, disregard law, and bring re-
proach on the State. But the causes of this
are nearly always traceable to delay in the
courts Justice shall be administered freely
and without purchase, completely and without
denial, speedily and without delay" is the in
junction OF the organic law. But the present
order is studied and deliberate delay, it would
seem, for the purpose of defeating justice.
1t is time for the people 70 awaken to the peril
should not be tolerated and fostered till the
State is driven to revolutionary methods to cor
rect it. JAY
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb %.
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The Tippecanoe Battle-Ground.

TO the Editor of the Indianapolis Journals
As an appropriation for monument for the
heroes of Tippecanoe is under consideration by
our Legislature. thought brief description of
the old historic field might be of interest to your
numerous readers at this time The battle field
is situated seven miles north of Lafayette and
seventy-one northwest of Indianapolis is tri-
angular in form, with base to the north and
apex to the south, bounded on the north by the
camp meeting ground of the Northwestern Indi-
ana Conference, on the east by the Louisville &
Chicago railway, on the west by Burnett's creek.
The ground Is inclosed by an excellent iron
fence. which cost the State ST., 900. The inclos
ure is accessible through two large gateways
and one stile. Each gate supports an arch bear
ing proper inscriptions, and perched upon the
center is a figure of the American eagle.
The ground is covered with oak trees, forming a
delightful shade. To the southwest of the in
closure Is the farm of Mr.. John Rosser, on
which is ledge of rocks containing a table
rock which is called Prophets Rock, where it
IS supposed the brother of Tecumseh stood and
directed the battle on the part of the Indians
About two miles east is the junction of the
Wabash and Tippeeanoe rivera On the north
are the villages of Battle ground and Harrison
vile, both beautifully located. In the north
western part of the battle field lie the remains
of all that was mortal of the heroes of Tippe-
canoe A slight depression from the surround
ing surface is all that marks their last resting
place. To see the beautiful farms ard cozy
homes, and evidences of civilization on every
hand it is sad to reflect that the heroes that
made such things possible have not even mar
bic slab of the humblest character to mark
their resting-pia JAMES W. BLUE.
BATTLE-GROUND, Feb. 81
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REvOLUTIONISTs. HALT
An Able Democratic Newspaper Tells the
Whole Truth-Turpie's Election Void.

Chicago Times
This revolutionary contention of the Indiana
Bourbons is perfect nonsense. 1t ignores not
only the reason, but the painest facts Of the
case. The political question whether
the vacancy lin the Office of the Lieutenant
governor should be filled was thus decided by
the highest political authority-the authority of
the electorate From that political decision
there was no right of appeal to the judicial part
of the Constituton-so the Indiana court has
unanimously decided. The only possible appeal
from that political decision was in the nature of
an election contest to be determined, not by the
Senate not by the House, but ''by the General
Assembly"
Such contest having been instituted its de-
termination "by the General Assembly" was
necessary to the constitutional organization of
that body, and, tnerefore, condition precedent
of the regular and legitimate election of a ma
tional Senator.
The Indiana General Assembly has not yet de-
termined that contest 1t is not vet constitu-
tionally organized regular and legitimate
election of Senator to fill the vacancy that will
occur by the expiration of the tenure of Mr..
Harrison March 4, has not been made
This is the situation that constitutional view
on the subject presents. That it is the view that
will be taken by the national Senate is extremely
probable. Not only is it probable, but the prob
ability ought to be encouraged by all friends of
constitutional government Not for any par
tlsan or personal reason: not because 1t is of the
least public importance whether the successor of
party trade mark; nor because Mr.. "Dave" Tur-
pie is not fair representative of the kind of
statesmen" Indiana politics produces; but for
considerations higher and more respectable than
the historic partyism of this county-for consid
erations of the national welfare and decorum
The repeated efforts of self-seeking dema.
gogues to prostitute the judiciary to the graft
fication OF the party lust, whether in the man.
ner of government by injunction" or any other.
are manifestations of the revolutionary spirit
that has been in all ages and lands the most
deadly enemv to popular political institutions.
By whomsoever practced. proposed. advocated,
or defended, it is essentially revolutionary. The
welfare, decorum and safety OF the Republic re-
quire that this revolutionary tendency of our
degraded partyism shall be condemned and re-
strained by all means and in all ways. The re-
fusal of the Senate to admit Mr.. Turpie on the
ground of the irregularity OF his pretended cleo
ton. would be such condemnation of the at
tempt of the Bourbon revolutionaries in Indiana
to overset the decision of political question by
the political authority, they and all like revo-
1utionaries probably woud not soon forget.
This is the reason for hoping that the national
Senate will employ its deciding power against
those revolutionaries.
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The Interstate Commission.

New YORK, Feb 25.-The Tribune of tomorrow
will say: with the refusal of ex-President White
to accept the interstate commissonershp, the name
Of another resident of this State who is also Repub
lican. has come before President Cleveland for the
position 1t is that Of Alexander Mcdonald, who was
formerly United States Senator from Arkansas, but
has for long time lived in this city. He is said to
have the recommendation OF Attorney general Gar
sGnd Of every member of the Senate in which he
served of both political parties, and the personal
goodwill of every present Democratic Senator 1t is
said IA political circles here that Mr. Cleveland has
offered one commissionership to Col. W. r. Morrison.
If niaois which has been accepted. and has offered
tne ADDITIONALLY to Gen. James III. Wilson formerly
president of the New York & New England Railroad
Company He was the officer in command OF the
soldiers who captured JEFF Davis"
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Minor Notes.

John Logan, aged about thirty five years. and un-
married, committed suicide at Fairfield on Thursday
night by blowing the entire top of his head Off with
a shotgun. No cause is given for the act
Mrs. Ann Wines, aged ninety four years. the oldest
lady in Greene county died Thursday at 1:3O P. M.
She had been resident of Bloomfield since 1918. and
was very widely known and highly respected.
The Western hosiery mills, at Connersville. which
have been idle since the strike of the female employees
last fall sued on Thursday on notes aggreeating
The mills vii: go into the hands of the sheriff.
The Natura gas and Fuel Cou,pany of Bunker Hill
was organized on Thursday, with capital stock OF
$50. O0O. The directors are Harris Janesse, Jacob
Duckwall, John w. O'Hara, A j. Hickman, Benson
SULLIVAN and George w. Greaves Operations viii
commence at an early date.
A revival meeting is in progress at the NJ. E
Church Bloomfield and is the most successful ever
known in the town. Mrs Mary Mershon, an evangel
st has assisted in the work for the past two weeks
but has departed; the work, however, continues.
Eighty conversions are reported.
George Pitts and Andrew johnson were placed on
trial on Thursday, at Bloomfield to answer to the
charge of robbing Jacob Fisher an old man. some
months ago. Alfred Mccullough also connected
with the crime, but turned States evidence, thereby
clearing himself. The prospects that they will be
sent to the penitentiary.
H. E. Bucklen of Chicago. J. McNaughton W. b.
Vanderlip, III. G. Dodge j. III. State, f. p. Willard
f. D. Miller, o. T. Chamberlain, s. Maxon and J. l..
Broderick have formed themselves into company to
bore for natural gas and oil at Elkhart They have
investigated the matter and expect to strike it rich
They will begin operations at once
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The Beading Faith Cure.

PITTsBuRa. Feb 25.-Miss Maggie Beading. the
Banksvile girl whose reported miraculous of pa
less slost since she has been cured of paralysis.
Before the took place she could talk quite wel
bat snce she has been restored her voice cannot be
heard above whisper. The is still exciting
much interest in Banksville. While the girl can get
about without trouble. she is far from we'll and the
opinion of of her friends is that she will
be well.
II don't believe there has been any divine interpo-
stion in her cure" said relative of hers today II
don't know how it mas been done but the girl has
been restored in way she can walk. / don't be.
heve, however it is permanent cure"
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Amusement Notes.

IA Cold Day" will be seen for the last time
at the Museum, this afternoon and evening.
Next week comes the Sisson & Cawthorne COM
pany in the musical comedy, Little Nugget"
The Mendelssohn Quntette Club, Of Boston,
will give concert at Plymouth Church on Fri
day evening, March 4
The performances of ''Nordeck," by Mr.. Frank
Mayo and his excellent company, at the Grand,
are drawing large audiences and giving good
satisfaction. In even and thorough excellence
they have not been surpassed here this season
Mr.. Mayo. Miss Fischer. Miss Lorimer, Mr.
Hanchett and others contribute to the merits Of
the performance. "Nordeck" will be repeated
at the matinee this afternoon, and tonight for
the last time.
The Corinne Opera Company will play at
English's all next week in the successful musical
burlesque, Arcadia" The company Is headed
by Corinne the popular Juvenile III =, and
includes thirty comedians and voca The
advance sale is now in progress.
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The Queens UDpopularity.

The Queens jubilee, instead Of being Jubilee
in reality will degenerate into a long drawn out
joke, if not open scandal The English are
not credited with a sense of humor but they are
much disposed to ridicule the jubilee The
Queen is not. in fact, popular with the masses of
of the people. from whom she hides herself with
such scrupuous care. l was at theater one
evening this week where there jubilee bal
let, and other jubeee divertisem ents
which came in a way to exhibit on the stage por
traits of the Queen, Prince of Wales, Princess
of Wales and Lord Beaconsfeld. l was aston
ished that the Queens picture was Kissed by
nearly every body in the pit and galleries. while
the others were received with rapturous ap-
plause. There is no spontaneity about the cele-
braton of the jubilee; people go at it as a per-
functory task
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-26
Brief Mention.

Representative Hoskinson Of Benton Franklin
county, died early Friday morning at the Revere
House. in Springfield.
Richard Reabecker some years ago took out natur-
alizaton papers at Shelbyve. On returning to Ger.
many to secure estate which he inherited he was
arrested for having evaded military duty.
The Central Illinois Teachers Association will hold
its third annual meeting at Danville Friday and
Saturday, March 25 and 90. Information concerning
the meeting be obtained by addressing Mr.. Moore
at Champaign, or r. r. Reeder at Normal.
A peculiar and painful accident befel an old lady
Familiarity known at Hopedale, Tazewen county, as
Aunt Kitty Mcdowell, a few days ago. To relieve a
pain in her foot and ankle she had bathed the affected
parts in calnphor and black oil. Afterward, while
holding the foot the fire, the stuff ignited aud
burned her foot terribly before It could be extn-
puishad.
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German in the Public Schools.

To tho Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
am glad to notice the stand you are taking
in regard to the teaching of the German language
in the schools of this country. There is no
necessity for it, and it is positive injustice. 1t
is gross perversion of public trust, to my mind
to expend any portion of the common school fund
to perpetuate a foreign language among us. If
the Germans may claim to have their language
taught at the public expense why cannot the Irish
the French, the Spanish or the Russians claim
a similar right2 1t was demogogic move at the
start by a lot Of scheming politicians to catch
the German vote" and believe if the atten-
ton OF the public can be called to it strongly
through the mediums of such fearless and hon
est papers as the Indianapolis Journal the Leg
islature cannot fail to see the injustice
OF the law I am Democrat. but
paper, and I especially like the stand you
take on this subject. Here in Terre Haute we
have the same German system in the public
schools that you have In indianapolis. have
heard frequent complaints from citizens but
none of our local journals appear to have the
courage to attack the evil. l say teach no more
German in the public schools in Indiana. If
anyone is specially interested in perpetuating
that language let them do SO through the me-
dunn OF private instructors OF private schools
No one has any objection to that They have the
right to learn or teach Chinese or Arabic IL
they so desire, but no saddling of it on the pub
lie This is America. Our language is good
enough for If it is not good enough for
those who come among US from the oppressed
nations of the old country land they are well
come. providing they are not worthless drunk
ards and Anarchists), then let special facilities
to propagate their particular ideas be taken at
their own expense. Ihope Reynolds's bill will
pass believe Dickerson and Glover, the two
Representatives from this county, can be counted
on to support it, / am not so sure of Schloss
as his name would indicate. The cause is good
one, and will win some day. Keep the ball roll.
ing. A LAWYER
TERRE HAUTE Feb. %, Washington's Birthday
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Give Us q New Constitution.

70 the Editor of the Indianapolis Journals
1t is beginning to dawn upon the average in
tellect that the people of Indiana have paid and
are paying dearly for their pennywise policy, in
meeting. by their representatives but once in two
years to examine into the affairs Of the State and
then limiting the meeting to sixty days, unless
the Governor chooses to make it one hundred
Any business man who would conduct his affairs
on that principle would become bankrupt in a
decade. We have suffered pecunarily, annually
in the last twenty five years from our bungiing
methods of township business and road business
alone enough to have kept the Legislature in
continuous session. because of the hastv manner
of legislation made necessary by the time limit
We have suffered equally from our fee and salary
laws, which, for more than twenty years, have
been dictated by the offiee-hoiders of the State
who have found it easy to manipulate a commit
tee whose report became law because there was
no time to discuss it's provisions; and every body
knows that the So-called examinations of our
penal, educational and benevolent institutions
have been no investigation at all, chiefly because
time would not permit the only kind of an inves-
tigation of affairs that would be worth anything
The uncovered rottenness that is now so offens-
i've could never have been uncovered but for the
gratuitous preliminary Investigation Of a self
constituted committee who went as thoroughly
through the affairs of the hospital AS it was nos
sible for unauthorized persons to go, and thus
brought to light class of facts that could
not 10 lSuOTcO anu mdu6 q CUOrOugD
investigation inevitable. But it canno,
be thorough for want Of time.
The picayune argument against proper DELHI
Grafton in the affairs of state is unworthy of con-
| siderstion. business firm that cannot take
time or afford the expense of at least an annual
inspection of its affairs, ought to quit business
| and will soon have to. No business firm limits
| the time for such an inspection TO one day, OIL
| one week, or one month. 1t continues at 1t un
/ til the work is complete, il it takes year. The
l,egis} atura bnt tho naonla m IN
| peoples business. The limit fixed by the Con
stitution was the outgrowth of that vicious habit
| then as now, of assuming that soon as mar
| becomes officer he becomes thief and tina
| legislators seek the per diem and nothing else.
| But this is only one of many demands for al
| amended Constitution. So imperative are thes,
/ demands that men of all parties concede that W,
| should have one, and would have had it lon.
ago except that the liquor traffic has forbidden
it, lest something might creep in somehow tina
| would, in some way, interfere with their bust
| ness. In othcr words, to its other offense.
against society this political power requires q
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The Pension Bill Debate.

Warrington Special.
Afs.f Hepburn compared Bragg TO Benedict Arnold,
theys vas sensation. But there greater one
wien 70 called attention to the fact that of
who lad spoken against the bill the Democratic
side only one had voted against it. and said:
II viii tell you what is at the bottom of this. Ev
cry one of these gentlemen like myself go out Of pub
lie SIC tho end of this session Before the congress
insi elections they stood up to their convictions like
men but they skulking about the White
Houss bending the pregnant hinges Of the knee that
thr; e may follow fawning"
This was cruel home-shot at Morrison, as we'll as
Others and after its splendid delivery The
undesirable. Upon the whole, the Republicans had
the Eaost brilliant and spirited of the session.
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SCAB MONKEYS.
A Dastardly Blow at Organized Labor-Tbe
Simian Must Go.
New York Times.

A Dastardly Blow at organized Labor-Tbe
Simian Must Go.
New York Times.
Loyal Knights Of Labor should view with
alarm and resist with clubs the movement to in.
troduce imported monkey labor in this Repub-
lie. The movement. to be sure, is as yet in its
beginning. Only one American citizen is thus
far reported as an employer OF monkeys The
man who has aimed this dastardly blow at Or
eanized labor is ]. B. Parkes, of Kingston, KY,
who ''has successfully trained seven large
monkeys to work his hemp field and to break
and prepare the hemp for market" The animals
not only do the work to the perfect satisfaction
of their shameless employer but at about one
fourth the cost of negro labor. This is a small
beginning, but it is fraught with all the perls of
a crevasse in a mississippi levee. The cruel laws
of political economy will favor the extension of
the plan, for the cheapness of Mickey labor as
compared with human labor must weigh power
fully in favor of the former. Already this
Parkes has sent to his brother in South Africa
for ten more large monkeys. If this thing is
not stopped we shall presently have millions Of
pauper monkeys in this country, working merely
for their board and lodgings and excluding an
equal or greater number Of Italians and Irish
men from gainfui occupations This must not
be: the simiau must 60.
All the objections that the swift reasoning
powers and instincts of the hoodlum have dis
covered and urged against cheap Chinese labor
| apply with tenfold force to the case of the
| monkey. And there are other grounds of obiec-
ton which are peculiar to, and, so to speak, in
| herent in monkeys The monkey is and must
| be a scab. hopeless and irreclaimable. He can
| not be organized" He cannot be "called out.
| He cannot be made to boycott Ehrets beer He
i is incapable Of cultivating dislike for non.
union cocoanuts He is too profoundly selfish
to recognize the great principle that sthe injury
| of one IL the concern Of all.n He wears nothins
but his hair, and is only in the slightest degree